Bend Sinister
Date
(1964)
Artist
Kenneth Noland, American, b. Asheville, North Carolina, 1924–2010
Provenance
Park International, New York, to 22 July 1964
Joseph H. Hirshhorn, New York, 22 July 1964-17 May 1966
Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Exhibition History
XXXII BIENNALE INTERNAZIONALE D'ARTE, Venice. United States Pavilion, 20 June-18 October 1964, p. 277, no. 25.
THE JEWISH MUSEUM, New York. Kenneth Noland, 4 February-7 March 1965, no. 32.
THE METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART, New York. New York Painting and Sculpture: 1940-1970, 18 October 1969-8 February 1970, no. 283, p. 252.
HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington D.C. Inaugural Exhibition, October 1974-September 1975, no. 1002.
GUGGENHEIM MUSEUM, New York. "Kenneth Noland: A Retrospective," 14 April-5 July 1977, no. 38, color ill. p. 77. Tour: HIRSHHORN MUSEUM AND SCULPTURE GARDEN, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, 1 October-27 November; TOLEDO MUSEUM OF ART, 22 January-5 March 1978; DENVER ART MUSEUM, 23 March-7 May.
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Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden Collection
School
Washington Color School/Formalist Abstraction
Credit Line
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden, Smithsonian Institution, Washington, DC, Gift of Joseph H. Hirshhorn, 1966
Data Source
Hirshhorn Museum and Sculpture Garden
Accession Number
66.3879
Type
Painting
Medium
Acrylic on canvas
Dimensions
92 1/2 x 162 1/2 in. (235 x 411.5 cm)
